Aras Agalarov was bornon 8 November 1955 in Moscow, Russia, Russia. Aras Agalarov is #1323 in List Billionaires People In The World. Billionaire developer Aras Agalarov and his pop star son, Emin, have close ties to US president Donald Trump. In 2013, the Agalarovs brought Trump's Miss Universe pageant to Moscow, and, they say, later planned to construct a Trump Tower in Russia. Those ambitions fell apart when The Donald ran for office. Aras began his career in the technology industry, but saw greater business potential in trade fairs. In 1989 he established development firm Crocus, which became one of the country's largest trade-fair operators. His holdings have since expanded into an array of luxe buildings and shopping malls, including the expansive Crocus City Mall in Moscow. Emin, who once featured Trump in a music video, was previously married to the daughter of Azerbaijan president Ilkham Aliyev. He retains close ties to the Trump family and brand.

NET WORTH STATISTIC

2010

$1.1 Billion

2011

$1.5 Billion

2012

$1.6 Billion

2013

$1.8 Billion

2014

$1.8 Billion

2015

$1.9 Billion

2016

$1.2 Billion

2017

$1.7 Billion

2018

$1.78 Billion

TIMELINE

2018

He then won projects for a Moscow superhighway and two stadiums for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2017

In January 2017, Forbes listed him as the 51st richest Russian

2016

Emin says that after Trump won the United States presidential election in 2016, Trump sent them a handwritten note, saying he does not forget his friends

2015

Emin was married to Leyla Aliyeva, the daughter of the current President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, until they divorced in May 2015

2014

In 2014, Kyrgyzstan signed a treaty with Russia that named Crocus Group as the single supplier of services to integrate into the Eurasian Economic Union, avoiding competitive bidding on the $127 million deal

2013

That month, Agalarov hosted Miss Universe 2013 at his Crocus City Hall

2012

In 2012, Crocus Group built a new campus for the Far Eastern Federal University outside Vladivostok

1998

He moved with his family to Moscow in 1998, where he co-founded Crocus International alongside his father-in-law, Iosif Yevgenevich, which specializes in trade fairs, where he still makes most of his money

1955

Aras Iskenderovich Agalarov (Azerbaijani: Araz İsgəndər oğlu Ağalarov; Russian: Ара́з Исканде́рович Агала́ров; born 8 November 1955) is an oligarch, developer, public figure and author of Russia: Reflections on the Way to the Market (1998)